Day: August 24, 2022

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Japanese Navy report ship Yaeyama
MSM027　

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In June 1888, the construction of this warship was started at Yokosuka Shipyard as Japan’s first domestic iron warship. She was planned and designed under the guidance of French shipbuilder Emile Verdun, and the upper deck line with strong front and rear sears was strongly French style. She achieved a respectable result of 19 knots in the new construction trial of this ship completed in less than three years. In 1902, the ship that was dispatched to rescue Musashi, who ran aground at the mouth of Nemuro Port, also ran aground, and her bottom was damaged and sank. By 1904 she completed the repair and she became a double chimney. In the Russo-Japanese War, he belonged to the 2nd Fleet in the Battle of the Yellow Sea and the 5th Squadron in the Battle of the Sea of ​​Japan. She was expelled from the register on April 1, 1909.

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Japanese Navy Third Class Cruiser Akashi
MSM026　

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– Commemorative Ship Mikasa Permanent Exhibition Model Series 26th Limited edition –
Hull and other large parts are made of resin, small parts are made of metal –
Full hull model – With
brass name plate –
Total length of kit is about 190 mm
– Assembly adhesive is epoxy and Please purchase instant adhesive separately.
-It will be built at the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal two years later than the same type ship Suma for the Sino-Japanese War. Suma is characterized by passages between the front and rear decks on both sides of her, and the fact that there is no battle tower and only a lookout tower in her front tower. She was not completed in time for the Sino-Japanese War, but in the Russo-Japanese War, she participated in the Battle of Incheon, the Battle of Lushun, the Battle of the Yellow Sea, and the Battle of Tsushima.
-Akashi’s full length is 94.8m, maximum width is 12.8m, and standard displacement is 2,920t.

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Japanese Navy Second Class Cruiser Matsushima
MSM024　

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●Series No. 24 Limited Edition ●Memorial Ship Mikasa Permanent Exhibition Model
●Hull and other large parts made of resin, small parts made of metal ●Full hull model
●With brass nameplate ●Kit total length approx.
198mm ●Use epoxy adhesive Please purchase instant adhesive separately.
-It is a ship that features a main gun facing backwards among the Sankei ships, which are irregular ship types.
-Reproduce the tumble home type hull, which is a feature of French ships at the time